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Great Start to Quality State Board of Education
May 13, 2014
Great Start to Quality
•Michigan’s Quality Rating and Improvement System for Early Learning Programs
o Led by Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start
o Implemented by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation
o Funded by the state’s federal Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) block grant and an additional state appropriation
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History and Purpose
• Launched in the fall of 2011
• Re-launched in June 2013 – Version 2.0
• Rates the quality of participating early learning programs using a common set of standards
• Designed to increase the quality of early learning and care provided in all early learning programs
• Helps parents find the best early learning program for their child(ren)
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Great Start to Quality
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Level One
Level Three
Level Two
Level Four
Level Five
Unlicensed Subsidized Providers
Licensed Early Learning and Care Programs
Empty Star
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Child Care Settings for CDC Children
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• Great Start to Quality STARS data is point in time and reflects program participation levels as of 5-1-14
Participation Data
Program Type
Total number of programs statewide*
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Star 1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star
Child Care & Preschool Centers 4296 3039 7 20 265 870 95
Group Child Care Homes 2013 1877 12 27 61 19 17
Family Child Care Homes 3937 3798 21 28 62 15 13
Total Programs Per Star Level: 10,246* 8,714 40 75 388 904 125
Metric Total: 1,417
* Includes programs/providers that are eligible to participate in Great Start to Quality, does not include programs/providers that provide school age services only or those programs not in good standing with licensing. Total published ratings include programs that have chosen to decline validation or PQA and are posting as an Empty Star.
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Resource Centers, Workforce Development, Quality Improvement Resources, Great Start to Quality Orientation, T.E.A.C.H., Quality Improvement Consultants
Great Start to Quality Program Standards
Great Start to Quality STARS , Assessment Specialists, Program Quality Assessment®
Five Common Elements Tiered Program
Standards
Quality Supports
Ratings are Public
Monitoring
Evaluation
greatstartCONNECT.org
Validation and Evaluation
Participating in Great Start to Quality
Update Program
Information
Complete Self-Assessment
Survey
Upload Evidence of
Self-Assessment Survey
Submit Self-Assessment
Survey Quality
Improvement Planning and
Implementation
Validation of Self-Assessment
Survey
Assessment
Published Rating
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Great Start to Quality Regional Resource Centers
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• The Resource Centers provide access to comprehensive supports and services designed to improve quality across all early learning and development settings.
• These include:
• workforce development opportunities,
• consultation, coaching, and resources.
Regional Implementation to Support Providers
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Great Start to Quality Website
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Information for Parents and the Public
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• Minimum 3 star quality rating for participation in GSRP
• Tiered Reimbursement for providers who care for subsidy children
How Ratings are Being Used to Drive Quality
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• $51.7M awarded to:
• Increase access for children with high needs to high-quality early learning programs
• Increase opportunities for licensed, registered and unlicensed subsidized providers to improve the quality of their programs
• Ensure that many more families understand and are meaningfully engaged in their children’s early learning and development
How RTT Supports Increasing Quality
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Susan Broman, Deputy Director
Office of Great Start
Lisa Brewer Walraven, Director
Child Development and Care
Contact Information
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